Shootings at Virginia tech, Columbine and Tuscon have the debate of gun control on the public’s mind. Special interest groups on both sides lobby the government. However the debate of how much gun control is appropriate has been an extremely polarized one for several decades.
The political and social debate over the question of how much guncontrol is appropriate has been an extremely polarized one for several decades. The 1999 Columbine High School massacre, the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech, and the 2011 Tucson shooting has pushed the guncontrol debate further into the public eye. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the National Rifle Association are among the many special interest groups that lobby the government on either side of the guncontrol issue.
The political and social debate over the question of how much gun control is appropriate has been an extremely polarized one for several decades. The 1999 Columbine High School massacre, the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech, and the 2011 Tucson shooting has pushed the gun control debate further into the public eye. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the National Rifle Association are among the many special interest groups that lobby the government on either side of the gun control issue.